Tom Colicchio has the Midas Touch

Tom Colicchio has the Midas Touch
-He has hosted ten seasons of Top Chef. -From 2003 to 2005, his Gramercy Tavern was voted the most popular restaurant in New York City. -His Craft restaurant in NYC and L.A. draws notable guests like Bill Clinton and Keith Richards. -In 2010, Tom Colicchio was named Outstanding Chef by the James Beard Foundation. -During the 2009 U.S. presidential inauguration event, Colicchio saved writer Joan Nathan's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver on him. -Top Chef was one of the programs that launched the celebrity chef craze and Colicchio, a five-time James Beard Award winner, was the man who started it all. [Photo via]
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